TAP — 3 letter word
tap
The word tap has 3 letters: T, A, P. It contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Tap has 2 anagrams: apt, pat. As a noun, it means "a light touch or stroke".
3 letter word "tap": T A P — noun
Scrabble score: 5 Words With Friends score: 6
Letter analysis of tap
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
1 vowels, 2 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of tap
noun
- a light touch or stroke Synonyms: dab, pat
- the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information Synonyms: wiretap
- a plug for a bunghole in a cask Synonyms: spigot
- a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
- a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
- a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask Synonyms: hydrant, water faucet, water tap
- the sound made by a gentle blow Synonyms: pat, rap
- a gentle blow Synonyms: strike
verb
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something Synonyms: solicit
- draw from Synonyms: exploit
- strike lightly "They tapped me on the shoulder." Synonyms: tip
- cut a female screw thread with a tap
- pierce in order to draw a liquid from "tap a maple tree for its syrup"
- draw (liquor) from a tap "tap beer in a bar"
- dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes "Glover tapdances better than anybody" Synonyms: tapdance
- walk with a tapping sound
- make light, repeated strikes on a surface "I was tapping my fingers on the table impatiently." Synonyms: pink, knock, rap
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy" Synonyms: wiretap, bug, intercept
- draw from or dip into to get something "tap one's memory"
- furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it "tap a cask of wine"